A Shintō Wakizashi In Attractive Mounts Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th century Shobuzukuri configuration

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A SHINTŌ WAKIZASHI IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th century Shobuzukuri configuration, forged in itame hada with a suguha tempered edge based in nie , the ō-suriage tang with one hole and later file marks, with a one-piece gilt habaki ; the 19th-century koshira-e mounted with matching shakudō migakiji fittings including kojiri, koiguchi and fuchi-gashira , all decorated with monkeys in iro-e takazōgan , the black-lacquer saya decorated with maple leaves in red and orange togidashi maki-e and mounted with a kurikata decorated with gourd vines in iro-e takazōgan , and a shakudō kozuka with a single monkey in gold and shakudō takazōgan , the tsuka wrapped in green silk and mounted with shakuō , copper, and gold menuki formed as monkeys, the oval iron sukashi tsuba pierced with seven futatsudomoe (whorl) emblems Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 35cm (13 3/4in) long.